UW becomes top talent pool of choice for Google

Here&rsquo;s some good news for engineering and computer science students: the University of Waterloo is one of Google&rsquo;s top pools for recruits, along with the University of Toronto and the University of Montreal.
Google has around 20,000 engineers and about 50,000 employees in 40 countries across the world. A high number of them are alumni of these three Canadian schools.
The United States&rsquo; offices often hire Canadian engineers to help with artificial intelligence issues, and many of them are Waterloo graduates. Steven Woods, Google&rsquo;s Canadian engineering director was once also a Warrior, having obtained his masters&rsquo; degree and PhD at UW.
In an interview with <em>Canada&rsquo;s Business Review</em>, Wood said, &ldquo;We [at Google] have the best work environment, the best salary, the best benefits, and the best projects.&rdquo;
He added that UW&rsquo;s leading computer science program is the reason why tech companies choose Waterloo as a &ldquo;natural&rdquo; place of recruitment.
&ldquo;The University of Waterloo is obviously a very strong attractor of top engineering and computer science students from the world over, so we do well as a result of that,&rdquo; Woods said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s one of the reasons we&rsquo;re here [and] this has been a very productive place for hiring for us.&rdquo;
&ldquo;We are very proud of our students,&rdquo; said Ian Orchard, UW&rsquo;s vice-president academic and provost. &ldquo;They are among the best and brightest in the world, and their academic excellence, combined with such factors as the top-notch education, and experiential learning opportunities they receive here make Waterloo graduates a leading recruitment choice for many major employers and innovative companies across the globe.&rdquo;